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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Urban Studies is the 210th most popular major in the country with 1,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, urban studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,971 and had an average of $24,376 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 175 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,800 and $32,813 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 urban studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in urban studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality urban studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the urban studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,870 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rhodes College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rhodes College Urban Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

VCU also made our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $16,768 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Urban Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s urban studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #6 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Orleans is $10,003 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UNO Urban Studies Report

#4

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tennessee State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $11,015 for southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Tennessee State University

#5

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s urban studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Furman also made our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,400 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Furman University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Furman University Urban Studies Report

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C also took the #5 spot in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of Charleston is $14,690 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Urban Studies at C of C

#7

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Dillard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Dillard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dillard University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dillard University is $15,461 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Urban Studies at Dillard University

#8

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Morehouse College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Urban Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morehouse is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s urban studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree urban studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morehouse has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morehouse College is $28,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Urban Studies at Morehouse College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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